Wire hook



Patented Nov. 19, q1946 i .c f

WIRE HOOK Ignazio DeLBagno, Belleville, N. J., assigner of fty percentto Mary Del Bagno, Belleville,

Application september 12, i945, serial No. 615,739

3 Claims.

'I'his invention relates to a wire hook, and more particularly to such ahook adapted for the engagement and positioning of wire as operated uponby a wire drawing machine. Y

A primaryobject of this invention is the provisonof a hook adapted toengage the wire adapted to be positioned `about the rollers and throughthe dies of a multiple head wire-drawing machine wherebythe wire may bepositioned Without the necessity of the operator placing his hands inthe soapy solution surrounding the rollers and dies in a conventionalmachine of this type- An additional object of the invention is theprovision of such a hook provided with means whereby wire of any desireddiameter may be readily grasped thereby.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of such a wire`so arranged and constructed that the'wire may be bent through themultiple aligned dies of the conventional wire-drawing machine withoutthe necessity of inserting the hands, arms, or any parts thereof intothe solution surrounding the rollers and dies at any time.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of such a hookprovided with means whereby the same may be` readily positioned on theside of the tank containing the solution and retained in positionthereon when not in use.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of such a wireso formed and arranged as to facilitate the positioning of the wirethrough the aligned dies of the machine with a minimum of difficulty andeffort.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed outhereinafter and shown in the accompanying drawing wherein there isdisclosed a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a multiple die Wire-drawingmachine disclosing the arrangement of the wire as passed through thedies,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the tank, rollers, anddie holders, disclosing the hook of the instant invention in onepo-sition of adjustment,

Figure 3 is a View' similar to Figure 2 but disclosing the hook in adifferent position of adjustment,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figures 2 and 3 but disclosing the hook ina still further position of adjustment, and

Figure 5 is a top plan View of the hook shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. i

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing, there is generally indicated at I0 a tankor vat adapted to contain the customary soap and Water lubricating`solution, generally indicated at I I. Positioned transversely of the vatIIJ are a pair of feed rollers I2 and I3, driven in any desiredconventional man ner (not shown), between which is positioned a dieholder I4 suitably supported at the ends of the tank I0, adapted tocarry a plurality ofj pairs of aligned dies I5. The dies may be of anyconventional type, and of any desired number in accordance with theparticular machine, the hook, comprising the instant invention and `t0be hereinafterdescribed, being adapted for use with any desiredconventional type of wire-drawing machine.

Referring particularly to Figure l, inthe operation of the machine thewire I6 is fed fromany suitable desiredl source in the directionindicated Ibythe arrows I'I toward the first pair of dies I5a, passedthrough the dies and about the roller I2, thence around the rollers I2and I3 and through the second pairloi dies Ib (see Fig. l). The wire isthen fed through the further pairs of dies until finally emergingfromthe last set of dies l I5c, the

wire, now reduced to the desired diameter, leads inthe direction of thearrow I8 to any desired reel for storage or the like. Obviously, inreplacing the reels containing the wire to be treated, and the finalproduct, and in feeding the wire to the dies, it is necessary that thewire be passed through the soapy solution II, and heretofore this hasbeen done manually. Due to the fact ,that the solution becomes hot, andthe soap contained therein is frequently of a caustic nature, thisoperation has been diiiicult and unpleasant and has frequently resultedin irritation of the arms and hands of the workers. The presentinvention is designed to reduce the unpleasantness of such task, and toobviate the necessity of placing the hands and arms in the water at anytime.

The present invention comprises a wire generally indicated at 20, andincluding a substantially vertical portion 2| terminating at one end ina reverse bend 22 to provide a vertical portion 23 parallel to theportion 2|, which terminates in a looped handle 24 positioned insubstantially right angles to the portion 23. At its opposite extremity,the portion 2I is lbent, as at 25, to merge into a horizontal portion 26which, in turn, terminates in a bend 21 of relatively Wide radiusadapted to pass about the feed roller I 2, as will be pointed outhereinafter, the bend 2T merging into an angularly vdisposed portion 28which is crimped, as at 29, to form a notch 3. It will be seen that thenotch 30 progressively narrows toward the point 29, in order that anydesired diameter of wirermay be wedged thereinto and firmly graspedtherewithin. At its farthest extremity, the wire terminates in a bend 3|which may form a finger grip. It is to be understood that in theforegoing the terms vertical and horizontal are purely relative, andrelate to those sections of the wire which assume vertical andhorizontal positions when the Wire is arranged as disclosed in Figure 2.

From the foregoing, the method of use of the wire hook should be readilyunderstandable.

When not in use, the device may assume the position disclosed in Figure2 with the upper extremity of one of the side walls of the tank IIJengaging between the portions 2 I and 23, thus -retaining the wire hook`in position ready for operation. The portion 26 will extend beneath therollers I 2 and I3, and the arcuate portion 28 terminating in thewire-gripping jaw 30 will extend upwardly and be positioned above thelevel of the soapy solution II at a point adjacent the dies I5, andslightly thereabove. When it is desired to utilize the device forreplacing the wire through the dies, it will be seen that the wire I6may be wedged into the jaws 3Q, and the device grasped by the handle 24,lifted from the edge of the tank IIl, and moved to the positiondisclosed in Figure 3, drawing the wire downwardly about the roller I2,and thence toward the operator past the roller I3. The hook '2li maythen be lifted clear of the solution to the position disclosed in Figure4, and the wire drawn upwardly out of the solution. The extremity of thewire I6 may then be grasped by the free hand, and reinserted through thenext successive pair of dies I5, and the device re-positioned, as shownin Figure 2, with the jaws 30 adjacent the next successive pair of diesand positioned to have the Wire re-grasped therein, whereupon theoperation may be successively repeated until the machine is set up andready for operation. It is to be understood that during this operationthe feed rollers I2 and I3 are constantly rotated in order to feed andforce the wire through the sucfil 4 cessive dies when the same ispositioned in operative relation with respect thereto.

From the foregoing, it will now be seen that there is herein provided animproved wire hook, accomplishing all the objects of this invention, andothers, including many advantages of great practical utility andcommercial importance.

As many"v embodiments may be madeof this inventive concept, and as manymodifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A wire hook comprised of a single piece including a handle, a portionat right angles to the handle, a 180 bend terminating in a portionparallelto said first-mentioned portion, an extending portion, anangularly disposed portion extending upwardly and inwardly with respectto said extending portion, and a wire clamping portion adjacentthe'extremity of said angularly disallel to said first-mentionedportion, an extending portion, an angularly disposed portionl extendingupwardly and inwardly 'with respectto said extending portion, and a wireclamping portion adjacent the extremity of said angularly disposedportion, said wire-clamping portion comprising a V-shaped bend in saidangularly disposed portion.

3. A wire hook comprised of a single piece-including a handle, a portionat right angles to the handle, a 180" bend terminating in a portionparallel to said first-mentioned portion, an extending portion, anangularly disposed portion extending upwardly and inwardly with respectto said extending portion, and a wire clamping portion adjacent theextremity of said angularly disposed portion, said wire-clamping portioncomprising a V-shaped bend in said angularly disposed portion and saidangularly disposed portion including van arcuate portion adapted topartially surround a feed roller in a wire-drawing device.

IGNAZIO DEL BAGNO.

